Om Prakash Jindal

O.P Jindal
O.P Jindal
Minister of Power, Government of Haryana
	In office; 2005–2005
Constituency	Hisar Legislative Assembly seat
Personal details
Born	7 August 1930; Hissar, Punjab, British India
Died	31 March 2005 (aged 74)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Savitri Jindal
Children	4 (including Naveen Jindal and Sajjan Jindal)
Residence	Hisar

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Om Prakash Jindal (7 August 1930 – 31 March 2005), popularly known as O.P. Jindal, was born in Hisar, Haryana. He established a successful business enterprise Jindal Steel and Power under the flagship of the Jindal Organization, of which he was the chairman. In November 2004, Jindal was awarded the "Life Time Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to the latest Forbes List, he was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians and placed 548th amongst the richest persons of the world.^[2] He died in a helicopter crash on 31 March 2005.^[1]

Jindal was appointed Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana. He won the Hisar Legislative Assembly seat of Haryana three times consecutively. He was also a Member of the Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution from 1996 to 1997.

Jindal was elected to the Haryana Vidhan Sabha (the Haryana state government) in February 2005 and was the Minister of Power in the Government of Haryana at the time of his death. He was the Chairman of the N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; Patron and Trustee of Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College.

His four sons, Prithviraj Jindal, Sajjan Jindal, Ratan Jindal and Naveen Jindal now run the steel and power empire. His widow Savitri Jindal was Minister of State for Revenue, Disaster Management, Rehabilitation and Housing in Haryana state government,^[3] while his son Naveen was a member of the Parliament of India. His granddaughter Sminu Jindal is Managing Director of Jindal SAW and founder of Svayam.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "O P Jindal: Man Who Could Talk To Machines, The Inspiring Story Of India's Original Steel Tycoon". IndiaTimes. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
↑ "From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist". www.rediff.com. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
↑ Savitri Jindal, A Jain Devotee From Terapanth Sector Declared the Richest Woman in India "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[India_Times-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "O P Jindal: Man Who Could Talk To Machines, The Inspiring Story Of India's Original Steel Tycoon". IndiaTimes. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[Rediff-2] "From farmer's son to billionaire industrialist". www.rediff.com. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[3] Savitri Jindal, A Jain Devotee From Terapanth Sector Declared the Richest Woman in India "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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